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World of Warcraft Hits 11.5 Million Subscribers

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that its monster hit MMO World of Warcraft had hit 11.5 million subscribers. First released in 2004, the phenomenally successful massively multiplayer online game has seen explosive growth since its launch and has released two expansion packs. The latest, Wrath of the Lich King, managed to move 2.8 million units in its first 24 hours on sale. This broke a record held by Burning Crusade, the game's first expansion pack.

The press release accompanying the announcement contained a statement from Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're pleased to welcome the new and returning players who have helped World of Warcraft reach these new milestones, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and support that the game's global community has continued to show. We look forward to providing all of them with an excellent entertainment experience for a long time to come." More interesting still is the provided quote from Bob McKenzie, SVP of GameStop who says in the release "Not only is Wrath of the Lich King still doing well, the base World of Warcraft game and the World of Warcraft Battle Chest are performing better than last year..."